George Monbiot and Max Hastings agree that the fox-hunting ban is primarily a result of class politics rather than animal welfare. Half-persuaded by these two public school chaps, Cloudsoup is starting a campaign to bring back bear-baiting.
Bear-baiting was a favorite of the common man and was supressed to prevent the working-classes having fun. In a spirit of agreement with the pro-fox hunting lobby and the Countryside Alliance’s campaign against prejudice (slogan: Fight Prejudice. Fight the Ban
) we’re arguing for the reinstatement of the traditional sport of bear-baiting (why let foreigners have all the fun?
